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IBM is a member of the TRUSTe program. This statement
discloses the privacy practices for the IBM Web site.
TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit initiative whose
mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet
by promoting the principles of disclosure and informed
consent. Because this site wants to demonstrate its
commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its
information practices and have its privacy practices
reviewed and audited for compliance by TRUSTe. When
you visit a Web site displaying the TRUSTe mark, you can
expect to be notified of:
- What information is gathered/tracked
- How the information is used
- Who information is shared with
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Personal information |
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Personal information At IBM, we intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. In general, you can visit IBM
on the Web without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and address. It is our intent to let you know before we collect personal information from you on the Internet.
If you choose to give us personal information via the
Internet that we or our business partners may need -- to correspond with you, process an order or provide you with a subscription, for example -- it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for
further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. We do keep track of the domains from which people visit us. We analyze this data for trends and statistics, and then we discard it.
We have implemented these practices for the IBM Home
Page (www.ibm.com). We are also instructing our employees around the world to include information on privacy practices everywhere information is collected on the IBM Web, tailored to what that portion of the site does and reflecting the practices outlined here.
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Information security and
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We intend to protect the quality and integrity of your
personally identifiable information. We have implemented
appropriate technical and managerial procedures to
maintain information that is accurate, current, and complete.
We will make a sincere effort to respond to your requests
to correct personal information inaccuracies in a timely
manner.
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Business relationships |
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The IBM site contains links to other Web sites. IBM is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such
Web sites.
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Cookies |
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There are various technologies, including one called
"cookies", which can be used to provide you with tailored
information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data
that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then
store it on your system. Some IBM pages use cookies or
other technologies so that we can better serve you when
you return to our site. You can set your browser to notify
you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to
decide whether to accept it. For more information, please
see "How
to work with Cookies".
IBM is also supporting the development of some
technologies that will let you manage and control the release
of your personal information wherever you go on the Internet.
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TRUSTe |
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Questions regarding this
statement should be directed
to the IBM site coordinator, or
TRUSTe for clarification. To
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